In just a few years, the inter partes review (IPR) petition has changed the game of patent litigation. This relatively new administrative procedure offers a faster, targeted process to challenge the validity of patents, as RPX has previously reported (IPRs: Balancing Effectiveness vs. Cost; Rising and Falling: IPRs at Institution). Not surprisingly, defendants are using…
Read full postAt RPX we know well that significant events—whether judicial, legislative, economic, or technological—shape patent litigation and market activity more than the mere passage of time. But the turn of a new year is a good moment to take a pulse. Below we provide updated metrics and analysis for patent litigation volume, transactions, and other indicators…
Read full postLitigation trends offer some perspective on the patent market, but they don’t tell the whole story. Over the past two years, the America Invents Act and Alice have made their mark, but have proven to be neither silver bullet for infringement defendants nor death knell for patent owners. Patent litigation remains persistent if not consistent—with…
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